Professor Morrison made it so easy all I had to do was not trip up the stairs and drop the glass box (don't worry, it didn't happen) holding the amazing Zulu necklace RBG promised to wear every day! I will treasure that memory for the rest of my life. As for the impact of my WLPPFP year, after my fellowship, I returned to California to begin my career as a lawyer defending immigrants against deportation for the next thirty-seven years. It was my fellowship assignment with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) to advocate on the hill on behalf of the Chicana Rights Project to support legislation to combat the increasing feminization of poverty. This placement turned out to be my boot camp for fearless lawyering. For that, I am ever grateful.

She took a chance on me when I know she didn’t have to or need to. The Program catapulted me to new heights and helped me to understand my strengths, weakness, and blindspots. Her charisma, confidence, and love for the Program (and its students) was infectious and made me realize how blessed I am to call Jill my mentor, my friend, and my teacher

She was hosting one of her events organized during her famous tour over Europe to promote the LLM program (which Caryn now continues to do for our great pleasure here in Brussels!). I had flown back from Scotland just for the event. I remember like it was yesterday, Dory’s dedication to the program, and the way she talked about Georgetown and the LLM community - there was that little something in Dory that made me want to go to Georgetown. Without Dory that night, there probably would have never been any Georgetown for me!

During my first year of law school, my family came to visit for Family Weekend. It was such an honor to introduce my family to Georgetown Law (and Jack)!

As a student with a severe permanent disability, GULC demonstrated the highest level of empathy and professionalism in providing supportive services to enable and enrich my education. Further, I was lucky to have so many people who had a positive impact on my development, and one, in particular, was Professor Cathy Costantino. I would not be the attorney and business person I am today without having the fortuitous opportunities to soak up as much knowledge and information from her both inside and outside class. She, like so many of the people at GULC, make the culture one of the best in the world.

When I arrived at Georgetown as a Global Law Scholar, I was ready to be fully immersed in the world of international law and global politics, and I was. However, GULC is nothing if not holistic. Compared to the lectures about the Vienna Convention of Treaties or the New York Convention on arbitration, a very meaningful part of my time at the Law Center was comparatively very local.

Emily Wilson (L'17), out of her own volition and power, started a Baltimore high school outreach program that in my three years at the Law Center grew to also include DC. This program allowed us to go into underserved communities in the predominantly Black neighborhoods of Baltimore and try to break down any myths about the attainability of law school and to educate the students about their rights in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death. Far from the marble halls of foreign policy in Geneva or Washington, the value and importance of our work in the schools was made abundantly clear to me.

Georgetown allowed and encouraged both the highly academic and professor led study of international law and the student-led local outreach to our school's local communities to flourish. I think that is both a testament to the goals of the Georgetown University Law CenterGlo and to the sense of justice in the students like Emily that it attracts.

I had been invited as a Visiting Research Professor in 2013-2014. I had the chance to meet wonderful people and tax experts such as Charles Gustafson. It was a great and enriching experience. I tried to share it with my children and my family... the picture proves it. But I will be back...

And it still does, even after graduating. For me, this institution is not only about an investment in education, but also, and most importantly, an investment in human beings and an investment in building cultures. I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it, I am who am today because of Georgetown University, and I will always be grateful for that.

The place introduced me to my best friends that I’ll always cherish; to my role models, “the circle”: a great group of successful women who were life-mentors and great friends whom I love, respect, and will never forget; to my favorite cuisine: Indian of course; and to many things I consider as foundations for my existence and continuance in my current career.

I find myself thinking back on my Fall 2018 Global Health Law course, taught by Professors John Monahan and Sarah Roache. My classmates and I had the opportunity to attend the 70th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization for the Americas. I'm always so grateful for GULC's focus on the role of law in addressing global health concerns...and for the chance to learn alongside such an international group of peers!

Teaching the vibrant, brilliant, and engaged Georgetown Law students is a never-ending delight.

My family came to visit me for the Georgetown Law Reunion Weekend 2019! We were able to get a group pic with Jack the Bulldog, the official mascot of the Georgetown University Hoyas athletic teams.